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The Doily Nebroskon
Monday, April 6, 1959
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Editorial Comment:
Cowley Talk Stimulating
Comment on Novel
The visit of noted literary critic, Mal
com Cowley, ( to the campus Thursday
should not be overlooked by this news
paper. ,
Cowley spoke to a good crowd in Love
Library Auditorium concerning the na
tion's young authors. He built his talk
around the apparent lack of moral values
in today's literature.
Modern novels, according to Cowley, are
constructed around two subjects: fast cars
and sex. The young authors have aban
doned sin. "To these authors, the seven
deadly sins aren't deadly or even sins,
they are merely forms of behavior," Cow
ley added.
Political ideas and social protest are al
so among the missing when it comes to
themes, Cowley said.
Cowley then stated that the young au-
JVo Excuse Found
For Misconduct
Students who have fallen into difficulties
with the local gendarmes, and thereby
University ' officialdom also, can take
heart
They have a lot of distinguished com
pany. It would be a good idea to point out,
hwever, that the recent convictions of
Sgt Furrow and Regent Swanson are' no
excuse for misbehavior on the part of
University students.
After all, these men took their medi
cineand without the veil of anonymity
provided for students by the office of
student affairs and the Student Tribunal.
Their cases are just another proof that
there is no organized crackdown on Uni
versity students as rach. The Lincoln
police and the sheriffs office have demon
strated their willingness to put the tap on
anybody engaging in conspicious miscon
duct no matter who they are.
By the same token, any citizen, student
or no, who respects the laws of the state
has nothing to fear.
There is something beautiful In the im
partial operation of the law. It is the cor
nerstone on which democracy is built
From the Editor:
By
The recent week long vacation gave me
a chance to catch up on my television
viewing.
It is really amazing but some of the
shows offered were pretty good. "Green
Pastures", the bible story musical with
William WarCeld and Eddie Anderson, was
a well done example though it failed un
til the final scene to produce the emotion
al response it should have.
The recent video production of Ernest
Hemingway's, "For Whom the Bell
Tolls" with Maria Schell and Jason Rob
erts even outdid the movie for top-notch
acting.
The topper of them alL however, was
"The Human Comedy" by William Saro
yan. Burgess Meredeth, who narrated, Jo
Van Fleet and Ray McHugh brought
warmth and realism to the story of a
small town messenger boy during WW II.
The boy's job is delivering telegrams
a lot of them beginning: "From the War
Department; We regret to inform you
..." Finally he has to deliver one to his
own home, and the emotional tension,
which has been running high till then,
reaches the near breaking point.
The show was a TV classic proving that
the idiot box can capture real theater art
when it tries.
Job Well Done
Congratulations to the new IFC officers.
It looks like the IFC has done a fine job of
selecting men who will continue to provide
the campus with a strong interfraternity
organization.
A note of congratulation also, to the re
tiring officers who have battled skillfully
through a tough year.
The IFC elections last Wednesday night
were the first I had ever attended. I went
to speak for a candidate the boys at 519
had decided to back. I got so carried away
with the excitement of the affair that I
wound up doing more talking then Sena
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Hark!
Today's Letterip column contains a
note from a gentleman who approve of
Bob Handy's suggestion that $1.25 be added
to tuition costs to defray expenses in
volved in bringing major talent to the
campus.
We wish to thank the gentleman for the
interest he has taken in something wt
too think is a fine idea.
Let's hear the opinions of some more of
you out there.
George!
There was lots of impassioned oratory,
however, and with one exception, the fel
lows doing the talking were new to me.
That is, there were none of the old war
horses left from the days when as a sopho
more I used to quaver out the health com
mittee report
The two exceptions were Tom Gilliland
and Ken Freed. They have both been
around the IFC so long that the new ex
ecutive committee will be handing them
ten year certificates pretty soon.
Which makes all three of us grubby old
seniors and horror of horrors, gradua
tion is approaching.
Something Always Happens
The Arizona Wildcat reports on a prob
lem that could happen on anyone's cam
pus. Seems one of the boys and his date were
parked in front of a place called the Fla
mingo. There were 40 minutes left before
the keepers locked the little girlsies up for
the night and our friend couldn't get his
car started.
Rushing back inside, he found a fra
ternity brother having coffee with his
girL In true neighborly fashion, the other
guy agreed to give our harried friend a
push. But he took a long time coming out
to produce the needed assistance.
Finally our friend, in a state of near
panic, rushed back in and yelped, "Come
on will you. It's getting late."
The caffeine fiend eyed him cooly.
"What's all the rush? You've got a half
hour before your date has to be in," said
he.
"Yeh, but I've got to go mouse first,"
came the reply.
You just can't please some people.
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thors seem to express a rebellion against
apathy.
Paired with his previous statements,
the one above appears a little inconsistent
Apathy is defined either as "lack of emo-
tion" or "indifference." Now, if the young '
authors make sex one of their two most
recurring themes, it might be said that
they did not suffer from a lack of emotion.
But the disregard for sin, politics and
social protest can only be interpreted as
indifference. Certainly all these three are
more than ever good topics for a young
author to treat. We might even go so far
as to suggest that today's author has a
duty to treat them, and Mr. Cowley him
self is critical of the apparent abandon
ment of these three as topics.
So why the conclusion that today's young
authors are rebelling against apathy? It
appears to us that apathy is their main
stock in trade.
Nevertheless, we feel that Mr. Cowley
has made, a valid criticism of the young
authors he mentioned. It is hard to agree,
however, that this is true of all of today's
young authors and Mr. Cowley never made
his criticism a blanket one.
A couple of exceptions that we can think
of are Herman Wouk, author of the "Cain
Mutiny" and "Marjorie Morningstar" and
Robert Ruark, who wrote "Something of
Value." Also, Jack Shaeffer, author of
"Shane", has inserted strong moralistic
views in his stories of the American west
No matter what the views on the Amer
ican novel as the young authors are writ
ing it, the English department and Uni
versity Research Council deserve a pat on
the back for bringing a stimulating person
of Cowley's caliber to the campus.
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uckshot
Unitl now, I thought that
there were no limits to the
stupidity of the United States
Senate. Now
I know that I
Not only are
was wrong.
there limits
to the stu
p i d i t y of
.the United
States Sen
ate, but
those Urn
its were
reached, re
cently, with
if
the passage
of t h e ex
"Buck"
tension o I
the peacetime draft. If our
congressmen had wanted 'a
stronger defensive force,
they could have gotten one
by reducing the size of the
army and providing it with
up to date weapons and a
well- trained, professional
membership. This peace
time draft is also harmful
because it disrupts the pro
ductive careers of many
young men.
If war occurs, the soldiers
on both sides can toss away
their M-l toys or whatever
they carry, while the radk
tion gets them; and if the
radiation doesn't get thorn,
they'll wish it would because
they certainly don't want to
die by starvation; communi
cations and supply lines will
be so bidly disrupted that
even if these soldier-victims
manage to survive,
they'll be totally useless as
an organized fighting force.
Let us face it: the soldiers
on both sides of the iron
curtain are victims. If they
should be so fortunate as to
survive the first few days
and live to fight and die,
history (kept by angels)
would record the irony of the
average, peace-loving
American soldier trading
shots with the average,
peace-loving Russian sol
dier, both of them forced,
drafted, into a war that
neither wanted.
One Vote
I was further shocked to
read that only one vote in
the Senate was cast against
the peacetime draft, and
that this one vote did not
Same Song
To the Editor:
Well, here we go again
. . . same song, second
verst. Newsworthy events
must be at a prmium on
campus to require the res
surrection of your dogmat
ic stand against your fa
vorite whipping-boy, the
Student Tribunal.
You state in your editor
ial of March 20th that you
are in favor of a student
court. You further stale
that we have the machin
ery for a good one. What
does the Daily Nebraskan1
feel is lacking? The ans
wer is apparently found in
Miss Maxwell's column of
the same date. According
to her ber, the only essen
tial bcking for the accom
plishment of justice in the
case which the Tribunal
bears is ber presence at
the hearing.
Miss Maxwell states that
she would like to ". . .
hold those who are guilty
up to the glaring white
light of public opinion and
publicly clear the names of
those who are not
guilty. . . ." While I can
appreciate the fervor with
which she attacks this
problem," and must ad
mire one who defends her
convictions, I feel I must
belong to either Curtis or
Hruska. Would a Democrat
have voted differently? Who
knows. It is far easier to
tell the difference between
the liberals and conserva
tives in each party than be
tween the two parties.
If the Russian politicians
are disgusting, so are our
own politicians. In matters
of such vast scope, beyond
our control and yet snatch
ing us off, perhaps to Ger
many, I think we are en
titled to a lot of apathy.
The extension of the peace
time draft has already been
passed, as well as much
other nefarious legislation,
s.nd I am not proposing one
political party or the other
as a remedy; the masses
are much too stupid and the
politicians are much too
clever, and any apathy on
this score is justified.
Still, those of us of any
real intelligence and spirit
can see much room for just
wrath, even if it isn't con
nected with any immediate
action. Germany once had
an opportunity to throw the
bums out. Perhaps we too.
. Some for the Glories of
This World, and some
Sigh for the Prophet's
Paradise to come;
Ah, take' the Cash, and
let the Credit go.
Nor heed the rumble of a
distant Drum!
Omar Khayyam
Hard Day
After a hard day of sitting
. in classes, ii.e chimes of the
"ivory tower, the singing
silo" yell that the day has
had it And my profs are
pleased because their at
tendance records reveal
that awake or not, I was
there. I'd go to the moon
but I don't know if that's
on limits, and whatever is
not "on limits" is "off lim
its," you know. So you see,
it is really okay to be apathetic.
Daily Nebraskan Letterip
take issue with her conclu
sions and the reasoning by
which she reaches them.
First: If the recommen
dation of the Tribuanal ac
complishes justice, then
nothing will be added . to
the decision by publicizing
it. If the student was ex
onerated be can tell those
who in fact have a legiti
mate interest of his exon
eration. What purpose of
the Tribunal will be fur
thered by allowing the Dai
ly Nebraskan to exploit the
details of hearings. Ob
viously none.
The primary purpose of
the Tribunal is not to fur
nish the Daily (Nebraskaa
with news. On the other
hand, if the student is
found guilty, and the prop
er sanction imposed, pub
licizing the results of the
hearing will .only add em
barrassment and humilia
tion, neither of which are
the legitimate functions of
either the Tribunal or the
newspaper.
Second: There is do jus
tification for the presence
of Miss Maxwell or any oth
er reporter at the hearing!
unless their presence is
properly requested. Ak
though Miss Maxwell feels
that she has a "direct b
terst" in every case heard
Excavations
A thinker in 1880 named
James Montineau, British
moral philosopher, who
wrote in 1886 a book "Types
of Ethical Theory" discov-
ered that all
human
actions fall
in thirteen
that we
bumans in
c o n s c i
cnce can
rank from
the best to
the worst
So, Prof.
Kandy
Rob't. Dewey of the phil
osophy department of the
University of Nebraska got
himself interested and be
gan to make a survey with
his students last year when
he was in Dartmouth Col
lege and continued the same
this semester with his stu
dents in this University.
Prof. Dewey prepared a
list of the thirteen types of
actions and asked lus stu
dents to rank them from the
best to the worst thus: num
ber one to mark the best
action, number two to mark
the second-best action etc.
Number 13 will thus stand
for the worst of these ac
tions. The thirteen types of c
tions are as follows: the
letter E in parenthesis stand
for Montineau's European
students. D for Dartmouti
students. N for Nebraska
students. The numbers be
side these letters indicate
the ranking by these respec
tive students: ie, American
students ranked power as
Number 12, while European
students ranked the same
as number 6.
Actions done:
From the appetite for
food and sex E:ll; D:6;
N:8
From the simple desire
to use up energy as in play
E:10; D:5; N:5
From the feeling of aver
sion to something, because
it has hurt us, or threatens
to hurt us . (that is, from
motives of antipathy, or
fear, or resentment) E:7;
D:10; N:10
From the feeling of grati
tude toward our parents or
generosity toward our neigh
bours. E:3; D:l; N:l
From the feeling of com
passion toward the suffer
ing of others. E:2; D:2; N:2
From natural curiosity or
the natural sense of beau
ty E:4; D:3; N:4
From reverence E:l;
D:4; N:3
by the Tribunal, it appears
the proper judge of that is
the student against whom
the charge has been filed.
If the student himself
doesn't want her and her
glairing white lights at the
hearing, there is no equita
ble reason for her to be
there. If the event that a
student feels the accom
plishment of justice re
quires the presence of Miss
Maxwell, he may, by fol
lowing proper procedure,
request an open hearing.
In conclusion, it appears
that Miss Maxwell has lost
sight of something higher
than scandal news in at
temptirtg to supplement the
decisions of the Tribunal
with her glaring white
light. The accomplishment
of justice does not require
the assistance of Miss
Maxwell. It would not be
an overstatement to say
that neither does it require
the assistance of the Daily
Nebraskan
Larry Frazier
Hoping
To the Editor:
As a student who feels
that too few big attractions
make the University " and
as one who grsatly enjoyed
the Kingston Trio, I greet
Bob Handy's suggestion that
a 1.25 be added to the tui
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In order to achieve ease
and sensual pleasure E:12;
D:8; N:6
In order to achieve power
E:6; D:12; N:12
In order to obtain money
E:9; D:ll; N:9
In order to express hatred
of another, or distrust of
another or revenge one's
self on another E:13; D:13;
N:13
In order to indulge one's
sympathetic feelings in a
sentimental fashion E:8;
D:9; N:7
In order to achieve some
secondary satisfaction from
scientific, artistic, pr religi
ous activity, rather than in
order to discover truth,
create beauty, or worship
God E:5; D:7; N:ll
From the above one would
observe the great shift of
values, from 19th century
to 20th century, European
students to American stu-
dents. Reverence gives way
to ethics in religion. The
desire for power is ranked
low by tie American stu
dents. Another very significant
shift of values that can be
observed is that the Ameri
can students ranked higher
than the European students
in their actions done from
the appetite for food and
sex. The same is also ob
served with tieir actions
done "in order to achieve
ease and sensual pleasure.
Another factor that the
American students ranked
high is their actions done
"from the simple desire to
use up energy as in play."
Prof. Dewey hopes to
have completed his survey
with five hundred students
in Dartmouth and in Ne
braska by the end of sum
mer. However I thought it
might be interesting to ob
serve his preliminary re
sults. Why not make this a hob
by? Try the above thirteen
categories with your friends
and see how they rank
them. Probably the results
might give you a clue to
understanding them better.
I tried with my fiance and
she ranked "in order to ob
tain money" as number 1,
Isn't that miserable?!!
LETS CUT OUT,
FAraTEWrTOAMlSCN.'
tion " cover the cost of
big ime entertainment
with glee.
I would gladly fork over
a buck and 25 centavos for
that kind of amusement
any day let alone a
whole school year full of it!
Here's hoping that tha
Rag, the Union, the Greeks,
the GDI's and all manner of
other people get behind this
idea and make it go.
Forward looking
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